PRESS ROOM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 5, 2006


Major League Baseball Players Association sponsors Baseball Youth Road Trip

Tour will travel to large attended youth ballparks around the United States
 

MOREHEAD, KY – Dugout Media, publisher of Baseball Youth Magazine – The Nation’s Baseball Magazine For Kids, is proud to announce the “Baseball Youth Road Trip” presented by Major League Baseball Players Association, Topps, and Upper Deck Trading Cards. The tour will travel around the nation each summer visiting large attended national baseball tournaments, Minor League Baseball games, hometown ballparks, and youth World Series events.

During the next two months, the “Baseball Youth Road Trip” will visit select cities in the East and Southeastern parts of the US to share their passion for youth baseball to an expected audience of 500,000 youth players, fans, and families. The Baseball Youth team will depart in Mid July and continue their road trip throughout the remainder of the baseball season, culminating the end of August at the Cal Ripken World Series and the Little League Baseball World Series. That is 40 stops in 10 states over 2 months!

Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) will be interacting with kids and fans, highlighting their new interactive baseball card campaign, while distributing baseball cards from Topps and Upper Deck. During each stop, youth will participate in baseball card challenges, contests, and games to receive prizes from Baseball Youth Magazine and sponsors.

Baseball Youth, The Nation’s Baseball Magazine for Kids, is a publication filled with features about major league stars, minor league stadiums, instructional series, tips, fashion and more. “Our publication will bring excitement back to the game that will allow for the rebirth of youth baseball. There is no better way to promote the magazine and MLBPA card campaign than to be out in the ballparks with kids,” says Scott Hacker, president of Dugout Media.

You may follow the Baseball Youth Road Trip as they travel around the nation! The Road Trip schedule and photos from the 2006 tour will be posted on www.baseballyouth.com as the tour progresses.

Dugout Media is a publishing and marketing firm specializing in sports and entertainment. For more information on Dugout Media, log on to www.dugoutmedia.com.

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PRESS CONTACT
Scott Hacker, Dugout Media, (866) 500-4225 or shacker@dugoutmedia.com